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BOXSCORE | PLAY-BY-PLAY | RECAP
Toronto 6, Colorado 2
When: 7:00 PM ET, Saturday, December 31, 2022
Where: Ball Arena, Denver, Colorado
Referees: Gord Dwyer, Brandon Schrader
Linesmen: Steve Barton, Julien Fournier
Attendance: 18136
Final Scoring Summary
 
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Toronto 2316
Colorado 1102
Periods:
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1
Toronto   Colorado
David Kampf wins the faceoff against Ben Meyers. 0:00  
Timothy Liljegren blocks shot from Denis Malgin. 0:38  
  0:54 Devon Toews shoots Saved by Matt Murray.
  1:16 Cale Makar shoots Saved by Matt Murray.
  1:19 Takeaway by Devon Toews.
Takeaway by Mitchell Marner. 1:40  
Calle Jarnkrok hits Erik Johnson. 1:52  
Calle Jarnkrok hits Logan O'Connor. 2:11  
  2:48 Brad Hunt blocks shot from Auston Matthews.
Giveaway by Michael Bunting. 2:56  
Morgan Rielly shoots Saved by Alexandar Georgiev. 3:09  
Pontus Holmberg wins the faceoff against Alex Newhook. 3:09  
TJ Brodie shoots Saved by Alexandar Georgiev. 3:29  
Zach Aston-Reese shoots Saved by Alexandar Georgiev. 3:30  
John Tavares wins the faceoff against Ben Meyers. 3:30  
TJ Brodie shoots Saved by Alexandar Georgiev. 3:35  
  3:47 Ben Meyers hits Mitchell Marner.
  4:11 Denis Malgin shoots Saved by Matt Murray.
  4:23 Samuel Girard blocks shot from Pierre Engvall.
  4:23 Nathan MacKinnon wins the faceoff against Alexander Kerfoot.
Justin Holl hits Artturi Lehkonen. 4:32  
  5:17 Takeaway by Devon Toews.
  5:42 J.T. Compher hits Pontus Holmberg.
  5:58 J.T. Compher hits Pontus Holmberg.
Mitchell Marner shoots Saved by Alexandar Georgiev. 6:28  
Takeaway by John Tavares. 6:38  
Mitchell Marner scores. Assisted by Calle Jarnkrok and John Tavares. 6:51  
Auston Matthews wins the faceoff against J.T. Compher. 6:51  
  7:30 Devon Toews hits Auston Matthews.
  7:40 Devon Toews blocks shot from Auston Matthews.
Michael Bunting shoots Saved by Alexandar Georgiev. 7:50  
Calle Jarnkrok wins the faceoff against Nathan MacKinnon. 7:51  
Morgan Rielly shoots Saved by Alexandar Georgiev. 7:55  
  7:55 Nathan MacKinnon wins the faceoff against John Tavares.
  9:24 Brad Hunt hits Alexander Kerfoot.
  9:26 Andreas Englund blocks shot from David Kampf.
Pierre Engvall scores. Assisted by David Kampf and Alexander Kerfoot. 9:27  
Pontus Holmberg wins the faceoff against Ben Meyers. 9:27  
Dryden Hunt hits Ben Meyers. 9:50  
Mark Giordano penalty for holding the stick - 2 mins (Minor). Drawn by Denis Malgin. 9:59  
  9:59 J.T. Compher wins the faceoff against David Kampf.
TJ Brodie blocks shot from Mikko Rantanen. 10:09  
Justin Holl blocks shot from Nathan MacKinnon. 10:21  
  10:21 Mikko Rantanen wins the faceoff against David Kampf.
Takeaway by Calle Jarnkrok. 10:58  
  11:37 J.T. Compher shoots Saved by Matt Murray.
Morgan Rielly blocks shot from Artturi Lehkonen. 11:51  
  12:11 Team penalty for Colorado too many men on ice - 2 mins (Minor). Served by Jacob MacDonald.
  12:11 J.T. Compher wins the faceoff against John Tavares.
  12:26 Andrew Cogliano blocks shot from Mitchell Marner.
  13:06 Devon Toews hits Auston Matthews.
Shot by Michael Bunting misses the net 13:24  
Michael Bunting shoots Saved by Alexandar Georgiev. 13:36  
  13:36 Evan Rodrigues wins the faceoff against Calle Jarnkrok.
Takeaway by Pontus Holmberg. 14:27  
Alexander Kerfoot shoots Saved by Alexandar Georgiev. 14:45  
Zach Aston-Reese hits Brad Hunt. 14:56  
  15:34 Samuel Girard blocks shot from William Nylander.
Auston Matthews wins the faceoff against Ben Meyers. 15:34  
Pierre Engvall shoots Saved by Alexandar Georgiev. 16:27  
  16:28 Nathan MacKinnon wins the faceoff against John Tavares.
  17:19 J.T. Compher shoots Saved by Matt Murray.
  17:20 Logan O'Connor hits Justin Holl.
  17:28 J.T. Compher scores. Assisted by Logan O'Connor and Evan Rodrigues.
Zach Aston-Reese wins the faceoff against Alex Newhook. 17:28  
Zach Aston-Reese hits Erik Johnson. 17:51  
Mark Giordano shoots Saved by Alexandar Georgiev. 18:01  
Auston Matthews wins the faceoff against Nathan MacKinnon. 18:02  
Morgan Rielly hits Artturi Lehkonen. 18:33  
  18:46 Takeaway by Evan Rodrigues.
John Tavares wins the faceoff against J.T. Compher. 18:54  
  19:38 Devon Toews blocks shot from Mitchell Marner.
Giveaway by TJ Brodie. 19:51  
Conor Timmins blocks shot from Cale Makar. 19:55  
TJ Brodie blocks shot from Artturi Lehkonen. 19:58  
  19:58 Nathan MacKinnon hits Pontus Holmberg.
2
Toronto   Colorado
David Kampf wins the faceoff against Ben Meyers. 0:00  
  0:08 Ben Meyers penalty for slashing - 2 mins (Minor). Drawn by Justin Holl.
John Tavares wins the faceoff against J.T. Compher. 0:08  
Michael Bunting scores a power play goal. Assisted by John Tavares and Auston Matthews. 0:34  
Auston Matthews wins the faceoff against Nathan MacKinnon. 0:34  
Timothy Liljegren shoots Saved by Alexandar Georgiev. 1:16  
  1:26 Shot by Nathan MacKinnon misses the net
  2:31 Andreas Englund hits Dryden Hunt.
Conor Timmins blocks shot from Kurtis MacDermid. 2:35  
  2:46 Brad Hunt shoots Saved by Matt Murray.
  3:21 Kurtis MacDermid penalty for roughing - 2 mins (Minor). Drawn by Conor Timmins.
John Tavares wins the faceoff against Evan Rodrigues. 3:21  
Giveaway by John Tavares. 4:31  
Giveaway by Pontus Holmberg. 5:01  
Morgan Rielly blocks shot from Evan Rodrigues. 5:25  
  5:26 Alex Newhook wins the faceoff against David Kampf.
  5:31 Erik Johnson shoots Saved by Matt Murray.
  5:31 Nathan MacKinnon wins the faceoff against David Kampf.
David Kampf wins the faceoff against Nathan MacKinnon. 5:40  
Alexander Kerfoot shoots Saved by Alexandar Georgiev. 5:40  
TJ Brodie shoots Saved by Alexandar Georgiev. 5:44  
David Kampf wins the faceoff against J.T. Compher. 5:45  
Giveaway by TJ Brodie. 5:52  
  6:27 Erik Johnson penalty for tripping - 2 mins (Minor). Drawn by Alexander Kerfoot.
John Tavares wins the faceoff against J.T. Compher. 6:27  
William Nylander shoots Saved by Alexandar Georgiev. 7:00  
Shot by John Tavares misses the net 7:09  
  7:15 Takeaway by J.T. Compher.
Shot by Calle Jarnkrok misses the net 7:47  
Calle Jarnkrok blocks shot from Samuel Girard. 8:22  
  8:35 Cale Makar hits Pontus Holmberg.
Justin Holl shoots Saved by Alexandar Georgiev. 9:06  
Auston Matthews wins the faceoff against J.T. Compher. 9:06  
  9:10 Alex Newhook hits Timothy Liljegren.
  9:16 Giveaway by Devon Toews.
  9:25 Erik Johnson shoots Saved by Matt Murray.
Dryden Hunt blocks shot from Denis Malgin. 9:27  
  9:31 Alex Newhook shoots Saved by Matt Murray.
  9:32 Alex Newhook shoots Saved by Matt Murray.
  9:34 J.T. Compher hits Mark Giordano.
  9:45 Devon Toews scores. Assisted by JT. Compher. and Denis Malgin.
  9:45 Nathan MacKinnon wins the faceoff against David Kampf.
  10:09 Takeaway by Samuel Girard.
Pierre Engvall shoots Saved by Alexandar Georgiev. 10:16  
  10:43 J.T. Compher wins the faceoff against John Tavares.
  11:04 Erik Johnson shoots Saved by Matt Murray.
Giveaway by Calle Jarnkrok. 11:31  
Dryden Hunt shoots Saved by Alexandar Georgiev. 11:58  
Auston Matthews wins the faceoff against Nathan MacKinnon. 11:59  
TJ Brodie shoots Saved by Alexandar Georgiev. 12:04  
Auston Matthews blocks shot from Evan Rodrigues. 12:23  
  12:34 Mikko Rantanen hits Conor Timmins.
Takeaway by Justin Holl. 13:14  
  13:57 Samuel Girard blocks shot from John Tavares.
Timothy Liljegren hits Jacob MacDonald. 14:02  
  14:10 Shot by Andreas Englund misses the net
  14:43 Shot by Denis Malgin misses the net
Auston Matthews blocks shot from Denis Malgin. 14:50  
  14:54 Giveaway by Denis Malgin.
Auston Matthews scores. Assisted by William Nylander. 15:00  
  15:00 Nathan MacKinnon wins the faceoff against Pontus Holmberg.
Pontus Holmberg blocks shot from Mikko Rantanen. 15:11  
  15:23 Giveaway by Nathan MacKinnon.
TJ Brodie scores. 15:24  
John Tavares wins the faceoff against Alex Newhook. 15:24  
Justin Holl hits Alex Newhook. 15:45  
Giveaway by John Tavares. 15:50  
  15:51 Logan O'Connor shoots Saved by Matt Murray.
  15:51 Mikko Rantanen wins the faceoff against David Kampf.
David Kampf shoots Saved by Jonas Johansson. 16:06  
  16:06 J.T. Compher wins the faceoff against Auston Matthews.
Timothy Liljegren blocks shot from Artturi Lehkonen. 16:22  
  16:31 Denis Malgin shoots Saved by Matt Murray.
  16:39 Erik Johnson shoots Saved by Matt Murray.
Auston Matthews blocks shot from J.T. Compher. 16:45  
  17:01 Shot by Mikko Rantanen misses the net
Timothy Liljegren penalty for slashing - 2 mins (Minor). Drawn by Mikko Rantanen. 17:16  
  17:16 J.T. Compher wins the faceoff against David Kampf.
Justin Holl blocks shot from Nathan MacKinnon. 17:37  
David Kampf wins the faceoff against Mikko Rantanen. 17:37  
  18:36 Nathan MacKinnon shoots Saved by Matt Murray.
  18:36 Alex Newhook wins the faceoff against David Kampf.
  19:03 Alex Newhook shoots Saved by Matt Murray.
  19:04 Shot by Denis Malgin misses the net
  19:21 Samuel Girard blocks shot from Mitchell Marner.
  19:32 Evan Rodrigues shoots Saved by Matt Murray.
  19:40 Evan Rodrigues shoots Saved by Matt Murray.
John Tavares wins the faceoff against J.T. Compher. 19:40  
  19:50 Erik Johnson shoots Saved by Matt Murray.
Alexander Kerfoot blocks shot from Cale Makar. 19:58  
3
Toronto   Colorado
David Kampf wins the faceoff against Nathan MacKinnon. 0:00  
David Kampf wins the faceoff against Mikko Rantanen. 0:07  
  0:14 Devon Toews shoots Saved by Matt Murray.
Morgan Rielly blocks shot from Evan Rodrigues. 0:36  
Auston Matthews wins the faceoff against J.T. Compher. 0:48  
Alexander Kerfoot hits Evan Rodrigues. 0:50  
  1:04 J.T. Compher wins the faceoff against Auston Matthews.
Takeaway by William Nylander. 1:16  
Mitchell Marner shoots Saved by Jonas Johansson. 2:01  
  2:16 Takeaway by Ben Meyers.
  2:19 Andrew Cogliano hits Mark Giordano.
Mark Giordano blocks shot Cale Makar shoots 2:26  
Mark Giordano blocks shot from Nathan MacKinnon. 2:35  
  2:43 Shot by Andrew Cogliano misses the net
Shot by Zach Aston-Reese misses the net 2:54  
  2:58 Cale Makar hits Zach Aston-Reese.
  3:03 Devon Toews hits Dryden Hunt.
  3:04 Mikko Rantanen hits Zach Aston-Reese.
Takeaway by Timothy Liljegren. 3:18  
  3:41 Erik Johnson hits Pierre Engvall.
TJ Brodie shoots Saved by Jonas Johansson. 3:50  
  4:16 Giveaway by Andreas Englund.
  4:23 Brad Hunt blocks shot from Mark Giordano.
Justin Holl hits Logan O'Connor. 4:34  
  4:37 Shot by Ben Meyers misses the net
Auston Matthews blocks shot from Denis Malgin. 4:44  
  4:44 Nathan MacKinnon wins the faceoff against John Tavares.
  4:48 Shot by Devon Toews misses the net
  5:12 Cale Makar hits Mitchell Marner.
Mitchell Marner hits Artturi Lehkonen. 5:15  
  5:24 J.T. Compher wins the faceoff against Pontus Holmberg.
  5:35 Takeaway by J.T. Compher.
  5:46 Alex Newhook shoots Saved by Matt Murray.
Dryden Hunt hits Andreas Englund. 5:57  
  6:20 Andrew Cogliano shoots Saved by Matt Murray.
  6:40 Logan O'Connor shoots misses the net
Mark Giordano blocks shot from Samuel Girard. 6:48  
David Kampf wins the faceoff against Nathan MacKinnon. 6:54  
Auston Matthews wins the faceoff against Nathan MacKinnon. 7:06  
William Nylander shoots Saved by Jonas Johansson. 7:27  
  7:31 Artturi Lehkonen hits William Nylander.
Takeaway by Mitchell Marner. 8:40  
David Kampf wins the faceoff against Nathan MacKinnon. 8:58  
Alexander Kerfoot penalty for tripping - 2 mins (Minor). Drawn by Devon Toews. 9:30  
  9:30 J.T. Compher wins the faceoff against David Kampf.
  9:42 Nathan MacKinnon shoots Saved by Matt Murray.
Giveaway by Zach Aston-Reese. 10:07  
Zach Aston-Reese blocks shot from Cale Makar. 10:29  
  10:39 Shot by Cale Makar misses the net
  11:17 Giveaway by Devon Toews.
  11:53 Brad Hunt shoots Saved by Matt Murray.
Takeaway by Mitchell Marner. 12:00  
Conor Timmins shoots Saved by Jonas Johansson. 12:19  
  12:30 Logan O'Connor hits Conor Timmins.
Takeaway by Zach Aston-Reese. 13:11  
  13:19 Nathan MacKinnon shoots Saved by Matt Murray.
Timothy Liljegren blocks shot from Devon Toews. 13:23  
Pierre Engvall shoots Saved by Jonas Johansson. 13:43  
Shot by Alexander Kerfoot misses the net 13:45  
John Tavares wins the faceoff against J.T. Compher. 14:13  
  14:18 Alex Newhook hits TJ Brodie.
  14:57 Artturi Lehkonen shoots Saved by Matt Murray.
  15:55 Shot by Artturi Lehkonen misses the net
Michael Bunting scores on an empty net. Assisted by William Nylander. 16:11  
Pontus Holmberg wins the faceoff against Alex Newhook. 16:11  
  16:42 Andreas Englund hits Zach Aston-Reese.
  17:18 Evan Rodrigues wins the faceoff against David Kampf.
  17:23 Shot by Erik Johnson misses the net
  18:04 Takeaway by Evan Rodrigues.
  19:01 Kurtis MacDermid hits Mark Giordano.
  19:17 Shot by Jacob MacDonald misses the net